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How to import CEL files (Microstation blocks) into AutoCAD?

Files with the .CEL extension are usually block libraries from the software application Microstation. AutoCAD does not support direct import of such files, but you can use a simple trick.

The internal format of CEL files (V8) is the same as the format of Microstation drawings - DGN - and this format is supported in standard AutoCAD. So you can simply rename your .CEL file to .DGN and then load it in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT with the standard command DGNIMPORT. You can then complete the conversion by saving the file to the DWG or DXF format.

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10.3.2010 3223x

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Civil 3D ·

See also:
Tip 8248:	How to convert RFA format to DWG files for AutoCAD?
Tip 8104:	File formats supported in Autodesk Navisworks 2012.
Tip 7549:	DEPENDS - displaying file dependencies in a DWG drawing.
Tip 7241:	Searching text in DWG drawings (without AutoCAD).
Tip 7154:	DWG - DGN format converter.

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